What color is #676958?

#676958 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #676958?

The RGB value is 103, 105, 88: 103 red, 105 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #676958?

The complementary color is #5A5869, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #676958?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#676958 color

#676958 rgb(103, 105, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #676958 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 41.2% green and 34.5% blue (103, 105, 88).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 9% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#676958 color codes

HEX	`#676958`
RGB	`rgb(103, 105, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 41.2%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 9%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 16%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 16%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.79, -4.07, 9.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.79, 10.17, 113.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.406, 13.691, 11.22)`
Decimal	`6777176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #676958, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #676958	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#676958 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #676958 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #676958; }
.text { color: #676958; }
.border { border: 2px solid #676958; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 105 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #676958, #5f6958); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #676958?: #676958 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #676958?: The RGB value is 103, 105, 88: 103 red, 105 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #676958?: The complementary color is #5A5869, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #676958?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.